Buffalo 292; Galveston, Texas

Galveston, Texas | 1996-Mar-18

Initial Notification: The barge Buffalo 292 suffered a major structural failure in the early afternoon of March 18, 1996, and discharged approximately 5,000 barrels of IFO 380 approximately one mile north of Pelican Island. Weather on-scene was windy with gusts to 60 knots. Evening northwest winds blew a majority of the product into the Gulf of Mexico. USCG district 8. Keyword: containment boom, Corexit 9500, Corexit 9527, skimmers, IR, sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms, vacuum trucks.